negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
chief; main; principal; major
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
self-defense; self-defence
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
state of mind; mentality; psychology
pressure; oppression; suppression
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
boisterously; roughly; briskly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
instead; but (on the other hand)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty